Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/31/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, January 31, 2022

Venue:  America First Event Center, Cedar City, UT

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Northern Arizona +13, Southern Utah -13; Over/Under:  147 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Northern Arizona NL, Southern Utah NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Northern Arizona +13.5, Southern Utah -13.5; Over/Under:  147.5 points

 

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks:  7-12 (7th place, Big Sky)

Southern Utah Thunderbirds:  12-6 (4th place, Big Sky)

 

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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks:  2-3 last 5

Southern Utah Thunderbirds:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Northern Arizona is coming into this game with a 7-12 record overall and they are 2-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 9th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 3-5 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Sacramento State Hornets while their 3 losses in that span came against the Montana State Bobcats, the Montana Grizzlies, and the Portland State Vikings in their last game. Jalen Cone led the team in points in that game with 19 while Nik Mains was next on the team with 14 points. Mason Stark led the team in assists in that game off the bench with 3 while Carson Towt led the team in rebounds with 8. They are 42.6% from the field, 37.6% from 3-point range, and 66.4% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 69.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 73.6 PPG against them. Northern Arizona has an ATS record of 6-11 this season and their O/U record is 8-7-2.

 

 

Southern Utah is coming into this game with a 12-6 record overall and they are 7-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 9th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 6-2 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Weber State Wildcats while their 3 wins in that span came against the Portland State Vikings, the Idaho State Bengals, and Portland State again in their last game. Tevian Jones led the team in points in that game with 36 while Dre Marin was next on the team with 19 points. Marin and John Knight III both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while Jones led the team in rebounds with 10. They are 45.2% from the field, 31.9% from 3-point range, and 70.6% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 79.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 74.4 PPG against them. Southern Utah has an ATS record of 4-12 this season and their O/U record is 11-5.

 

Southern Utah is coming into this match as a 13 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Southern Utah is coming off of a close win on the road in their last game against Portland State. That was a bounce back win for them after losing at home in their game prior to that one but they will have an easier time dealing with Northern Arizona in this game. NAU has not been playing well recently and they are coming off of a very bad loss at home in their last game. They have not been good on the road this season and they will surely struggle in this game after struggling at home against a team that is not that good. The best bet to place in this game is on Southern Utah to cover the spread here as they should run away with the game here.

 

Northern Arizona Southern Utah Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Monday, January 31, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Southern Utah 86 Northern Arizona 70.

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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks: 6-11 ATS in all games. 19-25 ATS against conference opponents. 15-23 ATS after 2 consecutive conference games. 1-6 ATS after one or more consecutive overs. 0-7 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds: 41-24 O/U in all games. 30-15 O/U against conference opponents. 13-6 O/U in January games. 28-14 O/U after a conference game. 22-14 O/U after one or more consecutive overs. 20-11 O/U after scoring 80 points or more.

 

 

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks:  None.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds:  None.

 

 

“Obviously it’s a very disappointing day when we get beat like we just did. I thought we were chasing all day long. We got down early, turned the ball over, and any time you turn the ball over 19 times and shoot the way we shot the ball, when you’re not guarding anybody it’s fool’s gold on the offensive end.” - Shane Burcar on his team’s loss against Portland State.

 

 

“I think the press came out and shocked us a little bit, and we didn’t do a good job handling it.” - Jay Green after their loss against Portland State.

 

 

 

J. Cone 

K. Haymon 

I. Lewis 

N. Mains 

C. Towt

 

M. Fausett 

T. Jones 

J. Knight 

D. Marin 

J. Spurgin

 

 

PPG: J. Cone (19.4)

APG: C. Towt (3.9)

Reb/G: C. Towt (9.4)

 

PPG: T. Jones (15.2)

APG: J. Knight III (4.2)

Reb/G: M. Fausett (8.8)

 

Coaches:

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks: Shane Burcar (3rd season)

Southern Utah Thunderbirds: Todd Simon (6th season)